Today I started off my holiday weekend with a Hero WOD. If you aren't familiar with that term it is a workout that is created in memory of a hero, often a fallen soldier in battle. We do this as a way to honor those heroes, and the workouts are meant to be brutal. I… Continue reading Getting Back Up When You’re Down
If you follow me already you haven't seen a post from me in a while. Formerly wineandhumor.com, I wrote mostly about my struggles with getting divorced, navigating the dating world as a single mom, and coping with my father's battle with cancer. While all of this is still a part of my life most of… Continue reading A Reinvention and the Birth of Wod Woman
As part of my quest to get healthy and happy last year I joined a Crossfit gym. It was actually after some convincing as I was terrified to do such a challenging workout in a gym filled with 20-year-old athletes. However after a few weeks I was hooked on the energy and was back to… Continue reading Recognizing the Wins Before the Race is Over
I'm sitting here on this gorgeous balcony in Hilton Head, SC where I am staying with my mother and my brother and his family for the holiday. I just suffered a terrible night of stomach flu that my daughter passed on to me just before I left. Because of that I was in bed unusually… Continue reading Reflection on Thanksgiving
Tomorrow will be the end of a long and tortuous process. I am hitting a new milestone in my journey of change and I cannot wait for the finish line. Tomorrow I will face the X in court for the completion of our custody battle that has been dragging on since January. Ten months of… Continue reading Finding Strength Through Battle
I have never seen strength and determination the way I had when I started taking care of my father in his last days. His struggle with Stage 4 stomach cancer was coming to an end. In November we were given the news that he had 3 to 6 months to live and he held out… Continue reading The Last Few Days with Dad
My entire year has been a series of milestones to changing my life and the start of this month I hit another one. When I first separated from the X, I tried to stay focused on some of the positive things. I do this with most things actually, as a way to keep going through… Continue reading A new milestone
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